Daily Republican., 1887-05-20
CITY COUNCIL.
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City HAIL.,

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Appointsd--Also = Physician ~ the
City HAIL.
The regular weekly session OF Oity
tyouuc,l was called to order o. 10
O'Clock last eveuing oy President Eckel,
when the roll was cslted and the min
utes OF the last meeting read and Ap-
proved.
they had examined the ordinance pro
vidina for the appointment OF q phy3
clan at tue City Hall, and found moth.
ing In it CONTRARY to law or tho city
charter.
The City Treasurer reported balance
ofSs7 ,956 So to the credit OF the ctty,
and balance OF "a, 1899 tot tho credit
of the park fluid. He also reported
having received the following amounts:
City Auditor Ball. $308 o2; TAX ne
csiver Moody, t616, Mechanics loan
Association, for interest, $lo.
The Street Commissioners reported "
men end . tesms employed, With ,
pay-ioll amounting to t29a .SS. and the
Sswer COMMITTEES reported 2 men en-
ployed with pay roll OF Sob5S.
"A plot Of tho Old Academy ground
WAS DT6o0utcu Auu IOl0AkO0 w sssS OSs.s-
mittse on Pablo Buildings
A com N unication was receiver rom
the Park Commissioners asking Cor IN
appropriation oft3, 900 for the next rs
cal year for putting the park In order
and other wise attending to It. 1t was
referred to the Finance Committee.
A petition WAS received from John
W. Lawson, on behalf Of ths Whining
| ton Transfer Company, asking permis
sion to have their carriages stand on
the east side Of French street.
Mt. Brison said he would o6er an or
dinnnoe In relation 70 the matter, and II
Was allowed TO rest.
DR.. 4. p. Bush was granted permits.
sion to set70O feet Of curb ON bis prop.
erty ON Clay ton street.
The petition OF George w. Teeney, /,
asking that the sidewalk on Tenth
street bet ween King And French streets
be paved, VAS referred to the Street
Committee.
The Banking House Corporation ask
ed permission to pave tue street In front
Of tho Clayton House with asphalt
block, and the petition Was referred to
the Street Committee, with power to
act.
The petition Of Thomas n. Melvin,
asking that gutter bo laid on Spruce
street, bet ween Ninth and Tenth, and q
crossing laid ut Tenth street, was re.
ferred to the Street Committee.
J.V. Kolp asked that Railroad ave
nue., between Fourtee nth and Sixteenth
streets, be graded, and the matter wa
referred TO the Opening Streets Com
mittee.
The petition OF Thomas T. Martin,
asking that Pleasant street be graded
between Harrison and franklin ST. feots
was referred TO the Opening 6ceetl
lConmittee.
Thomas Bolen petitloned for safet ty
gate at the intersection OF Hawley stree
and the Baltimore and Philadelphia
Railrcad, and the matter was referred
to the Street Commissioner, with In
Istruotion to notify the railroad COMPANY
to have o gate placed at thet point q
lonoe.
The ordinance providing for the ap
pointment Of . ply sicisn 1t the Ot !,
Hall was taken up for third reading
laud when the section empowering tn
Mayor TO make the appointment Wa
Tread, Mr.. Norton moved to amend bI
making the physician elective by CitI
lOouucil.
Mr.. Blake said he was opposed to th
amendment, ~ he thought the appoint
ling power should be iu the hands OF tn
Mayor TO prevent the position benz
made q political job.
Mr.. Norton thought 1t WAS rather lat
for Mr.. Blake to talk in that manner
as he was one Of the prip clpSl advocate
to have the power OF electing the vac
cine physicisn remain 10 the hands G
ICouncil.
Mr.. Grant thought the Mayor shoul
IappOint the ply sician at the hall. as b
would be under his immed iaze supel
vision.
The ayes and nays being calle9 for o
the motion to amend, It was carried b.
IL ayes to 10 nays, aud the ord4nanc,
latter being further amended so that th
physician will be elected ct the Ia,
Istated meeting in May was pnsse
subject to the approval Of the Mayor.
James +. Ryan vas elected an II
Ispector Of election In the Twenty fri
district.
Mr.. Hession offered O resolution q
structinR the Committee on Publi
Buildings TO procure two new desks *
the members from the Twelfth war,
which was adopted.
VOun ~ ohtch was oicnJoa hu bbSh
art Inspector for the Fourth electio
district in place of Patrick Oramiisl
resigned.
Mr.. Merris Taylor presented an O
Idlnance making appropriations for II
fiscal year, com mencing July LIST, 18S
and 1t was referred to the Law Cor
lmittee.
An ordinance providing fer the reli
Iof The appropriation for salaries W,
read o second time and referred to tl
Law Committee.
Mr.. Br.Bon introduced IN ordinaul
providing that carriages In waiting (,
passengers at the p, w. Il B. Railroa
station can stand on the east side
Il French street to Front. 1t wrs read
- second time apd referred to the La
|. Committee.
Mr.. Forrest eslled up the ordipan,
providing for the appointment OF t.
extra police officers, wh-n Mr.. Msrr
Taylor moved that tho furthe, constde
alton be postponed until the secoi
meeting IN June. After some discu
sion the motion was lost. and the ORD
nance passed by 10 ayes to Q nsys.
Council then adjourned
Daring 'hs evening the foliowil
ORDERS wers dra@L:
d. Ia. Carpenter, Jr., Sl12.75; Say Q
Brosbere. o.; Il. II. Griffith. IS; A. ri
Hlwse. 81; p. Dagap, Sa5O; J.v o,
SO u o., 6s cents; p. Osrbarry. $3S'
s6; M. ksogh, Jr., Sl84 SO; Electl
nght Company. $lG9 80; Adams & BE-